Well, I know that it is a very minor skill, but it was quite satisfying.

They simply find out what other investors in the area have paid for similar houses.They assign the contract around the same cost using comps and using good old sales skills to put the house under contract as low as possible.

Also, wholesaling is nothing more than sales and marketing, not everyone has those skill sets and I don't believe its for everyone.BestDavid B

My strengths as an agent include my non-adversarial negotiating skills, my caring and compassionate nature, and my knowledge of the local real estate market.

Either funds, credit, time, construction industry experience, lending/banking, ability to find amazing deals, negotiation skills, etc.People will help you if you can help them.You can do it if you are very serious and work very hard.

But everything is relative based on your skills and experiences. 

Generated over $5,000 in value.More to come.Skills: Appraising: 0/10Accounting: 4/10Cost Estimating: 4/10Property Management: 3/10Designing: 8/10Project Management: 7/10Social: 7/10Experiences: Wholesale: 0/10Fix n Flip: 0/10Buy n Hold: 3/10 (some exposure from father)Single Family Home: 7/10Secondary Dwelling: 7/10Small Multifamily: 0/10Apartment Unit: 0/10Apartment Building: 0/10Commercial: 2/10 (some exposure from work)I hope to:- improve wholsaling skills and Fix n Hold.- learn how to best release potential value from raw land and single family homes via renovation, new construction and more- discover similarities between american market and my local market in hope of applying some of the multifamily cashflowing techniques learned from BP (market value in my local area is around $700,000 for single family home which is too high to cashflow as is.)- save up enough for the downpayment of a cashflowing property.- explore international loan options to help bring quality loan packages to local home buyersand morePlease come say Hi, especially if you live in the Sydney area.

Investors pool resources and skills to buy large-scale properties and split the profits.House Flipping: Flipping house is one of the most popular strategies to get started in real estate.

They probably won't be to willing to chat about new business as they are doing last minute prep for hearings, but why not try soft/quick one sentence or question?

I've been at this a long time and I know that most serious investors are looking for one of two things:1) Expertise, ability, skills, leads, properties, things like that.2) Money, financing, loans, things like thatIf you can't offer one of those, offer the other.